How to Find a Wikipedia Featured Portal

Posted by Anonymous , 9/5/2007 Tags:FindWikipediaFeaturedPortal
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How to Find a Wikipedia Featured Portal

Introduction

There is such an enormous amount of information on Wikipedia that it can be difficult sifting through all of it. Wikipedia puts the spotlight on its best content by adding a??featureda?? tags to portals and Web pages.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Steps

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Step One

Click the a??Featured Contenta?? link in the navigation box in the upper left corner of any Wikipedia Web page.
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Step Two

Click the a??Featured Portalsa?? link in the upper right corner of the Featured Content page.
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Step Three

Scroll through the list of featured portals to find the one youa??re looking for, or just browse until you see something that interests you.

Overall Tips & Warnings

  • A portal is a Web page that acts as the gateway for several different categories. Each portal has its own featured content, including featured articles and current news.
  • There are usually anywhere from 50-60 featured portals on Wikipedia at any one time.
  • Portals are organized into several different categories such as a??Artsa?? and a??Science.a??
  • Other a??Featureda?? content includes articles, images, lists and sound files.
  • Interesting in helping to edit Wikipedia? Click a??Community Portala?? in the navigation box or read the a??Things you can doa?? section of any portal Home page.

Overall Things You'll Need

  • A computer with Internet access
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